Unique Identifier,Link,Youtube Account,Title,Year of post,Duration,Views,Likes,Comments,English language,Type of video,Type of screencast,Visual Quality,Presence of presenter,Explicit introduction of presenter,Image of presenter,Type or presenter,Purpose of video,H-index definition,Hirsch reference,Fictional examples,Real examples,Application of h-index,Database to retrieve h-index,Other indicators,Use in career assessment,Indicator of importance or quality,Caveats in general,Differences between databases,Disadvantages for women,Disadvantages for minorities,Disciplinary differences,Early career researchers,Non-English publications,Non-journal publications,Author order,Self-citations,Weeding,Signaling,Redundancy,Distractingly bad,Modality,Active processing,Personalization,Dual channel,Segmenting,Timing of content,Additional resources,Summary,Notes 1,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOT6pKWkuiM,John Bond,What is the h-index?,2018,3:40,13069,282,1,0,1,n/a,2,1,1,1,employee of publishing consulting firm,1,1,1,1,0,1;2;3 (group),1;2;3,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,4,0,4,0,0,4,3,3,1,Video done by a publishing consulting firm to explain the h-index and discuss it's flaws.,"mentions year of publication as disadvantage; is a marketing tool for his consulting business; more than most videos he gets into the pro/con, but it's pretty flat presentation" 2,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk3pN0qHa0k,Curtin Library,H-Index Explained,2013,6:14,20521,75,1,0,3,2,1,1,0,0,"likely a librarian, posted by a library in Australia",1,1,1,1,0,1;2;3 (institutions or subject areas),1;2;3;4 (Publish or Perish with Google Scholar),0,1,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,3,1,0,Voice over powerpoint made by a library to discuss the h-index and some of it's benefits and disadvantages. Simple video.,"mentions year of publication as disadvantage; mentions h index as metric of ""impact""; mentions that it's the most used" 3,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sau48hfkko,HKBU Library - Digital Scholarship,EP 05: h-index | 2-MIN METRICS SERIES,2020,2:40,410,6,0,0,5,n/a,1,1,0,0,"likely a librarian, posted by a library in Hong Kong",1,1,1,0,1,1,1;2;3,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,0,1,3,1,1,Animated video discussing a few limitations of the h-index but not many.,mentions author variant names as disadvantage; also describes impact; highlights that it should not be used as a measure of quality; mentions that it should only be used to compare researchers at the same career stage and in the same field 4,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PqghrKzNFk,Lauren Ball,What is an H-index? | How To Research,2021,2:12,49,3,0,0,1;3;5,1,1,1,0,1,faculty,1,1,1,1,0,1;2,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,1,3,1,0,"Combo of animation, live 'talking head' segments, and a quick view of a database that acted more like part of the animation.","""Just remember though, an h-index gives no insight into the overall work"" Links h-index with being productive and impactful; Similarly states that a high h-index for a journal means it's highly read" 5,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8oVXuJepeI,Videonium's Channel,How to Find out the H-Index of an Author | Author-Level Metrics | Journal Publications & Citations,2021,1:39,56,2,0,0,3,2,1,0,0,0,automated voice over,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1 (distracting music; the random images of scientists don't really add much),1,1,1,1,1,1,0,Short automated voice over video showing examples of how to calculate the h-index and the i-10 index,"Uses a ""quiz"" giving viewers a few seconds to determine an h-index and supplies the answer to test their knowledge" 7,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6p90pvc5sY,البحث والنشر العلمي,What is H INDEX,2020,8:03,487,22,1,0,3,2,2,1,1,1,unsure,1,1,1,1,1,1,1;2;3,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1 (noise when moving computer mouse),1,0,1,1,1,1,0,Voice over powerpoint discussing the h-index and briefly the i-10 index.,"Sometimes would have a lot of text on screen and read it word for word, other times would have less text and talk more; Notes that h-indx strips away any indication of the content (seems to be his way of saying this isn't really about quality)" 8,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trQCEcIe6Zs,Ramanujan College,h Index,2020,9:26,6107,38,1,0,3,2,2,1,1,0,faculty,1,1,1,1,1,1,1;2;3,1,1,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1 (noise in background; exits presenter mode at one point),1,0,0,1,0,1,1,Simple voice over powerpoint describing the h-index and a few of its disadvantages,Sometimes the text on screen isn't exactly what the presenter was saying; The background noise was super distracting 10,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-JmzNfXBTM,Reza Assadi (DoNotEdit),What is h-index,2021,2:23,27,1,0,0,1,n/a,1,1,1,1,unsure,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,4,1 (strange skip that should have been edited out),4,0,0,4,3,3,0,"Short video of a presenter explaining the history of the h-index as well as what it is, and some of its disadvantages (when being used for applications)",Many folks have described that the h-index solves the problem of people just adding up all of their citations 11,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9XRfS1KyVQ,MK Academy,h - Index: What is h- Index? How To Calculate h- index?,2020,6:34,11620,98,0,0,3,1;3,2,1,1,1,faculty,1;2,1,0,1,1,1,1;2,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1 (noice when moving computer mouse; loud counting),1,0,1,1,0,1,0,Screencast video explaining the h-index and how to find it and include it on your cv. Also briefly mentions the i-10 index,"""A high h-index means you are a good researcher""; Also brings up that a researcher should have the same h-index as their age. There is a real focus on being highly cited and being a good researchers (points out lists of highly cited researchers)" 12,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgU2dM43Oo,MK Academy,H - Index in Google Scholars: Why h-index is Important for Your Research Career?,2019,7:26,4605,37,1,0,3,1,2,1,1,1,faculty,1;4,1,0,0,1,1,2,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1 (bad mic quality and speaking too close to mic),1,0,1,1,0,1,0,Simple screencast video showing Google Scholar and discussing what is and how to find the h-index.,"brings up the h-index must be equal to your age. Also talks about importance to jobn interviews. He notes that his h-index is 11 and then says ""I'm not a good researcher"" because he's 34. Says you should put the h-index on your CV to impress people" 14,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq-Tl_QgEEk,Radzuwan Ab Rashid,Understanding Scopus h-index - How does it increase?,2020,6:38,1705,110,1,0,3,1,2,1,1,0,researcher,2;3,1,0,0,1,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1 (noise in background; slow internet connection),1,0,1,1,0,3,1,Run through of using Scopus to find an h-index and how it is calculated so that you know how to increase it. Mentions promoting your work to increase your h-index.,Has a slow internet connection. 17,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MArouWbIhIM,Milton Joe,What is h index and i10 index | phd | Milton Joe,2020,8:55,3187,87,1,0,3,1;2,2,1,1,1,faculty,1;4,1,0,0,1,1,2;3,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1 (animation in presentation),1,0,1,1,0,1,0,Voice over powerpoint and database run through to show what the h-index and i-10 index are and how to find them in Google Scholar and Scopus.,"""Used to identify the research capability of an individual researcher"". ""Must produce good scholarship to improve our h-index"" " 20,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tM_PWBoxn0,B Harish,What is h-index,2020,5:55,1601,60,1,0,1;3,2,2,1,1,1,unsure,1;2,1,0,1,1,1,1;3,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,0,3,0,Voice over powerpoint with video of presenter at the side of the powerpoint to explain the h-index briefly and to show how to find it in Scopus.,"Portion that shows Scopus seemed a little blurry; ""h index represents quality and quantity of the papers published by an author""" 22,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0PwRTPD67k,Selected Topics in Physics,"Citations, i10-index, h-index and m-index",2020,8:41,441,16,1,0,3,2,2,1,0,0,unsure,1;2;4,1,1,1,0,1,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,1,0,0,1,1,1,0,"Voice over powerpoint describing the h-index, the m-index, and the i-10 index. Explains the background of how and why the h-index was created.","Introduction of m-index, which he relates to quality" 23,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aLAgot7mY8,Intan Zaurah Mat Darus,Scopus Tip: How to increase your H index and citation in Scopus (English Version),2020,8:30,1724,30,1,0,3,1,2,1,1,1,researcher,2;3,1,0,0,1,1,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,3,1,0,Video giving tips on incresing your h-index.,Provides tips on how raise the h-index by emailing scholars 26,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRPgg36m3ss,KalyanClassRoom,Citation INDEX | How To Calculate i-10 Index and H-Index,2020,2:32,1888,27,1,0,5,n/a,2,0,0,0,unsure,1,1,1,1,0,1,1;2;3,1,0,1,1,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,3,1 (grammatical errors),3,0,0,3,1,1,0,"Animated video discussing metrics, including the h-index with no voice, just music in background and words on screen.", 30,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVnwZppxpII,Harzing - Academic Resources,Why the h-index cannot be compared across disciplines,2020,4:28,291,2,0,0,2,n/a,2,1,0,1,unsure,5 (discuss issues with h-index and suggestion of adapted h-index),0,0,0,0,0,1;2,0,1,0,1,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,4,0,4,0,1,4,3,3,0,"Seems like part of a longer full interview. A segment discussing between two people, the issues with the h-index and how to maybe solve that.", 33,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozhcGjxJjBo,YuvaTeck,h index | how to calculate h-index | h-index of an Author | Journal | University or Country h index,2021,3:26,689,9,1,0,3,2,1,0,0,0,automated voice,1,1,0,1,0,"1;2;3 (country, university)",1;2;3,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,1 (pop up ads at end),1,0,0,1,0,1,0,Automated voice over showing many examples of h-indexes., 37,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBp44ZVqv5U,Progress with Prof.Mahamani,Google scholar citation| h-index and i10 index| Progress with Prof.Mahamani,2020,9:34,483,22,1,0,1;3,3,2,1,1,1,faculty,1;2;4,1,0,1,1,0,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1 (cake cutting ceremony; bad sound quality; ads; and directing viewer on where to look rather than showing with arrows),1,0,1,1,0,1,0,"Video with presenter on screen and with powerpoint presentation overlaid beside him, discussing citations, Google Scholar, i-10 index, and the h-index.", 40,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bN21a9qI4k,CS.Lectures,Hirch index (h-index) | Citation Index (Notes Included),2021,3:08,47,2,1,0,3,2,2,1,0,0,unsure,1,1,1,1,0,1;2,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,1,0,1,1,1,1,0,Very well thought out powerpoint with voice over. Powerpoint uses signaling cues well to point out different aspects on the screen., 44,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHriYOmMXA,TechDoctorIN,What is the h-index? in 5 Min ONLY,2021,8:18,227,14,0,0,3;4,3,2,1,1,1,faculty,1;2,0,0,1,1,1,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,"1 (Showing desktop, subscribe graphic)",1,0,1,1,0,1,1,Overview of h-index and i-10 index using a drawing board on the screen and Google Scholar.,He does not introduce the topic of the video till 3:34 47,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arpZFLpAwOU,Research Support,h-index,2019,1:28,47,0,0,0,3,2,1,1,0,0,unsure,1;5 (describe some of its limitations),0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,3,1,0,Short video discussing a few limitations of the h-index., 56,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BSXWKBuHXU,NDLRMyRI,Limitations of the h-index for early career researchers,2011,1:20,5482,13,0,0,2,n/a,1,1,1,1,faculty,1;5 (describe some of its limitations for early career researchers),0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,4,0,4,0,0,4,3,3,0,Seems like part of a longer full interview. A segment discussing the limitations of the h-index for early career researchers including the fact that it can take time for researchers to receive citations in their citation count after publication., 58,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJmQqUzB5u0,Learning with Chandan,Importance of h index - @Dr. Anand Nayyar - Learning with Chandan,2020,5:12,157,10,1,0,2,n/a,2,1,1,1,faculty,5 (discuss the importance of the h-index),0,0,1,1,1,2;3;4 (ResearchGate),1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,4,1 (no images),4,0,1,4,3,3,0,Interview video discussing the importance of the h-index., 67,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMVOcJZ1wo,Research 2 Publication Academy,h index and i10 index I Research Indices I Research to Publication I Dr.V.M.M.Thilak,2021,4:58,28,3,1,0,1,n/a,2,1,1,1,unsure,1;2;4,1,0,1,0,1,2,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,"1 (noise in background; feedback sound; audio interference, music that obscures what presenter is saying)",1,0,1,1,1,1,0,Video of presenter standing beside a whiteboard and discussing the h-index and the i-10 index.,mentions using these indexes for accredidation of an institution 74,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf7kdghMU20,Expertvision,Evaluationg h-Index : metric to evaluate authors rank,2016,9:18,2604,20,1,0,3,2,2,1,1,1,researcher,1;2,1,0,1,1,1,2,1,0,1,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,1,1 (clock ticking in background),1,0,1,1,0,1,0,Voiceover powerpoint describing the h-index and providing some examples. Also discusses advantages and disadvantages and discusses very briefly the i-10 index., 90,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yweePewiVJk,Akram Abd, H index معامل هيرش,2017,0:47,3150,31,1,0,3,3,2,0,0,0,no speaking,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,3,0,3,0,0,3,3,1,0,Very short powerpoint with no voice describing the h-index and how to calculate.,Last slide has only Arabic text; does not explain how to calculate very well. 101,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJKxTfnUas,Viral Shilu,How To Calculate h index i10 and i20 index,2020,3:36,202,11,0,0,1,n/a,2,1,1,1,researcher,1;4,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,4,1 (no text to exemplify what is being said),4,0,1,4,1,3,0,"Video of presenter sitting and talking to the camera about impact factor, h-index, i-10 index, and i-20 index.",There's a small part of the video that discusses h-index. It does not add anything new 103,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUeLXPi80dA,وحدة التسويق بعمادة البحث العلمي,H index (English),2021,2:37,15,0,0,0,5,n/a,1,1,0,0,unsure,1;2;3,1,1,1,0,1,1;2;3,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,3,1,0,"Animated video discussing the h-index, where to find it, and how to increase it.",Ends without video being complete? Doesn't mention disadvantages but mentions that the h-index should be used to compare researchers in the same fields and at the same career stages 148,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eoRGz6s1Oo,WIFI LEARNING RESOURCE,Impact Factor of Non SCI Journals H-Index Half Life JCR IF,2020,2:05,35,0,0,0,3,3,2,0,0,0,unsure,1;4,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,1,0,3,1 (music in background),0,0,0,3,0,0,0,"Powerpoint video with no voice, just music in background, discussing various metrics including the h-index. There is a lot of information on the slides but not nearly enough time to read them without pausing.",mentions date of citations and number of citations as not considered in h-index 156,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8N4rE70kJI,Patricia Mabrouk,An Introduction to Bibliometrics,2015,9:59,4256,34,1,0,3,2,1,1,0,0,unsure,4,1,1,0,1,1,1;2;3,1,1,0,1,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1,0,1,0,"Video discussing bibliometrics as a whole, pointing out specifically the impact factor and the h-index.","Says in the video that it is a podcast, so it is possibly a podcast that was put on top of a powerpoint for this video."